Erica James Books in Order

After decades of marriage, Louisa is blindsided when her husband Kip asks for a divorce and moves in with a much younger woman who once hurt their son. With their beloved home up for sale and adult children taking sides, the whole family must rethink loyalty, forgiveness and what makes an ideal partner.

In the summer of 1981, jilted bride to be Libby escapes London for Larkspur House in the Suffolk countryside. Among its magical gardens and in the company of her great aunt Bess and designer Elfrida, she uncovers decades of buried love stories and betrayals that echo her own heartbreak.

Since her husband’s sudden death, Naomi has rebuilt a quiet life by the sea with daughters Martha and Willow, who seem to be thriving in very different ways. The arrival of Naomi’s old friend Ellis, and long hidden truths about her marriage, unsettle all three women and test the bond they rely on.

For years, Linston End on the Norfolk Broads has been the shared holiday haven of three close families. Widower Alastair’s shocking plans for the house, and a glamorous new woman in his life, fracture old loyalties and force everyone to decide what their friendships are really worth.

In the summer of 1939, novelist Romily Temple returns from a European tour to Island House and her charismatic husband Jack Devereux. When Jack falls ill, his estranged children are called home, and Romily has just one week to weld them into a family as war looms.

After an office affair costs her both job and home, Lizzie is forced back to her parents’ house and into work at a local care home. There she meets Mrs Dallimore, who shares memories of leaving America for England before World War Two, changing how Lizzie sees her own mistakes.

Book restorer Saskia lives in Ashcombe, the rambling Suffolk house that once sheltered her after childhood tragedy. Hidden inside an old Bible she discovers a wartime notebook telling an intense love story, and as she unravels it, the past gently nudges her toward healing in the present.

When Floriana is knocked down by a car on an Oxford street, strangers Esme and Adam rush to help, binding the three together. Their unlikely friendship leads them to Lake Como, where a long ago first love, a broken engagement and fresh heartbreaks collide beside the water.

Mia Channing appears to have it all, from a handsome husband to a picture perfect home. During her son’s thirtieth birthday party, a new girlfriend and an explosive announcement from youngest daughter Daisy crack that image wide open, revealing how fragile long held family roles and secrets really are.

On her thirtieth birthday, Katie Lavender is summoned to a solicitor’s office and handed a letter from her late mother that upends everything she thought she knew about her family. Following the clues leads her into a new household and a tangle of loyalties, lies and love.

Once a star comedy scriptwriter, Clayton Miller is hiding in a remote country house after a very public scandal. Alice Shoemaker, a voiceover artist with her own carefully edited backstory, arrives as his cleaner, and their unlikely friendship pushes both to drop their disguises and risk starting over.

Cleaner Maggie Storm, decorator Ella Moore and businessman Ethan Edwards are all quietly miserable and each makes a private promise to change. As tangled affairs, failing marriages and risky attractions collide, their decisions to put themselves first send shockwaves through every relationship around them.

Dan and Sally Oliver, and their friend Chloe, survived the Boxing Day tsunami and rebuilt their lives in very different ways. As work pressures, parenting and the search for love tug them apart, one new relationship exposes how quickly the smallest decisions can upend everything.

Content with her quiet life in Venice, Lydia believes the traumas of her English childhood are long behind her. Seeing a young man who looks disturbingly familiar jolts her back to memories of a cold, loveless upbringing, sending her home to confront old secrets and reclaim her future.

A garden tour of Lake Como promises sunshine and pretty views, but for Lucy, Helen and widower Conrad it offers much more. As the coach winds between Italian villas, strained marriages, estranged parents and guarded hearts are tested against a setting built for second chances.

Harriet Swift enjoys her single, ordered life in Oxford until her beloved sister and brother in law are killed in a car crash. Taking in her young niece and nephew and moving back to Maple Drive, she clashes with neighbour Will Hart while learning what real commitment costs.

Paradise House, a seaside bed and breakfast, was once the perfect family home for the Baxter girls until their mother left to find herself. Now eldest daughter Genevieve holds everything together, but news about a nearby derelict barn forces the family to confront old hurts and memories.

When Dulcie Ballantyne starts a creative writing group called Hidden Talents, she expects a quirky mix of strangers. As Beth, Jack, teenage Jaz and know it all Victor share their work, they also reveal their secrets, discovering that friendship and honesty can change their lives.

Single mother Clara Costello sells her car, quits her safe job and buys a camper van so she can travel with four year old Ned while he is still young. In the Peak District town of Deaconsbridge they form unexpected bonds that make Clara question what freedom really looks like.

Left for a younger woman, Ellen rebuilds her life in a damp Cheshire cottage and vows that next time she will marry for security, not love. Then a homeless pregnant teenager and a blunt, idealistic mural artist move into her orbit, challenging everything she thought she wanted.

For Ali, Christmas now marks the anniversary of her baby’s death, not a season of joy. Determined to cope alone, she instead spends the holidays with her best friend Sarah and Sarah’s difficult husband, where one reckless attempt to fix their marriage has far reaching consequences.

In the converted stables of Cholmford Hall Mews, a handful of new neighbours gradually become a tight community. Novelist Jessica, businessman Josh facing serious illness, and the families around them find friendship, romance and hard truths as they navigate crises together.

Hilary Parker thinks her village life and marriage to David are rock solid, until she discovers his affair one ordinary Monday morning. Friends offer conflicting advice and a charming newcomer complicates matters, forcing Hilary to decide what kind of future she really wants.

Newly widowed at thirty four, Charlotte Lawrence retreats to Ivy Cottage in her childhood Cheshire village, hoping to rebuild her life. Battling an overinvolved sister and drawn to her enigmatic tenant Alex, she must decide whether to risk trusting love again after loss.

Art teacher Izzy Jordan feels stuck, with a stalled career, a manipulative mother and an ex who called her boring. A long summer in Corfu, a tempting holiday fling and the arrival of complicated Mark push her toward risky choices and a new start.